A new initiative from United Communications will extend fiber internet to 8,000 new addresses

An exciting new initiative from United Communications, in partnership with Middle Tennessee Electric and Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, is expanding efforts to extend fiber Internet throughout Williamson County. United has announced plans to reach 8,000 new addresses in Williamson County, a significant increase from the original goal of 2,800. With this updated scope of work, the wait for fiber internet can finally be over for Williamson County residents!

Read on to learn more about how United Communications plans to achieve 8000 new addresses in Williamson County:

Expanding fiber internet access in Williamson County

Expanding fiber internet access throughout Williamson County has been a priority for Williamson Mayor Rogers Anderson, United Communication President and CEO William Bradford, and Middle Tennessee Electric President and CEO Chris Jones. As of April 2024, that vision is being realized with a new initiative from United Communications in partnership with parent company Middle Tennessee Electric.

For the past two years, United has worked to build coverage in underserved communities through UNITE project, an initiative that provided $14 million in infrastructure grants to Williamson County through the Tennessee Broadband Emergency Fund through the end of 2022. At that time, United Communications and the Williamson County Commission invested an additional $6 million in additional funding for the Project UNITE. Based on federal guidelines, the grant funding maximized the project’s rollout to 2,800 locations by 2022. Most recently, United has committed to increasing its investments to further expand fiber infrastructure in historically underserved communities.

As United CEO William Bradford explains, “These are neighborhoods that just missed the cut for grant eligibility in 2022, but have been largely ignored by the big internet providers. Thanks to our close partnership with Mayor Anderson, Middle Tennessee Electric and the commissioners of our counties, United has an opportunity to finish what we started in Williamson County.”

Fiber Internet in your community

United Communications and Project UNITE began rolling out new fiber Internet connections in May, and installations will continue through 2025. If you’re ready to get connected, United and Middle Tennessee Electric encourage residents to sign up for service to ensure the costs of installation to be covered by grant funding. By registering through United’s website, you can help ensure that you are one of the 8,000 addresses slated for expansion and that the costly installation fees for fiber Internet are covered by this program.

United Communications provides a Williamson County with accessible fiber internet throughout the community. They have already invested heavily in the county, with more than $50 million committed to building a robust fiber optic network. The main objective is to provide service to 26,000 homes and businesses by 2025.

By the way, you can enjoy the fast and reliable Internet provided by United Communications when you visit the Franklin Center-United offers free Wi-Fi! Free Wi-Fi was officially launched in April at the Heritage Foundation’s Main Street Festival and will continue as an effort by United to help the community connect with the service they need.

A telecommunications company you can trust

United Communications is an industry-leading Internet service provider, consistently recognized by local and national organizations for the quality of their services, company culture and customer experience. Most recently, United was honored by Stevie Awards as a Gold winner at the 22nd Annual American Business Awards for Company of the Year – Telecommunications. The Stevie Awards is a premier business awards program that recognizes businesses at the top of their class. United were honored at their reception in New York on June 11, 2024.

In addition to the Stevie Awards, United has been recognized nationally and regionally with awards including, 2023 Top 100 Fiber-To-The-Home Leader, 2023 Torch Award from BBB, 2023 and 2024 Best Places to Work from Nashville Business Journal, a Smart Rural Community Provider℠, “Fastest Internet Service Provider” by BroadbandNow, and the 2021 Basic Broadband Community Award.

Sign up for Williamson County Fiber Internet Expansion today!

Take advantage of this exciting new expansion opportunity. Register today to ensure that your address is scheduled for installation and that it is covered by grant funding programming. Click here to start.

United Communications operates more than 3,800 miles of fiber routes covering parts of Bedford, Davidson, Franklin, Giles, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Moore, Rutherford, Williamson, and Wilson counties. United Communications is a service of Middle Tennessee Electric.

United offers fiber and high-speed Internet in most of Middle Tennessee, but they are continuing to expand fiber optic lines to reach rural areas and disconnected communities. Many areas are either under construction or planned for expansion. Claim yours address availability to find out when United Communications will come to your address.

United Communications is a leading provider of Internet and telephone services to enterprise-class businesses and residential customers in Middle Tennessee. United has been recognized nationally and regionally, including a 2024 Gold Stevie® Award from The 22th American Business Awards®2024 and 2023 Best Places to Work from Nashville Business Journal, 2023 Top 100 Fiber-To-The-Home Leaders, 2023 Torch Award from BBB and a Smart Rural Community Provider℠.

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